To Whom It May Concern: This CFP may be of interest to people on your list, and I would be very interested in presentations on films in our periods of interest. I hope to hear from some interested parties and perhaps hear some interesting presentations. Thank You, Linda J. Holland-Toll. > CALL FOR PAPERS BANG, BOOM, BUST AND BANG (AGAIN) > THE SPACE BETWEEN: PRECURSORS AND AFTERMATHS, 1920 - 1945 > This interdisciplinary conference will focus on "the space between," the > period in time defined by the book-ends of World Wars I and II. > Appropriate topics will include, but will not be limited to, ways in > which literary and historical movements such as Futurism, Modernism, > The Roaring Twenties, The Great Depression, the rise of Facism, and > Isolationism as well as the World Wars are reflected in the texts of > > the times. Papers will be solicited in such fields as European and > > American art, film studies, history, literature, modern languages and > > philosophy. Of special interest are such fields as the rise of genre > > fiction, war literature, women's studies, ethnic and diversity > > literature, and critical approaches which utilize new historicism, > > feminism, and cultural literature. We are also interested in papers > > which offer current critical interpretations of the ways in which these > > events reflect causalities; i.e., in what ways does World War I shape > > not only the rise of Facism but World War II as well, or in what ways > > does the disillusionment of the Great War shape the literature of both > > the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression. > Abstracts must be received by February 15, 1997 and should be no longer than 250 words. > > Please send abstracts to one of the following: > L.J. Holland-Toll > Department of English/213 > University of Nevada, Reno > Reno, Nevada 89557 > [log in to unmask] > > Rita E. Rippetoe > Dept. of English/213 > University of Nevada, Reno > Reno, Nevada 89557 > [log in to unmask] > > Roger J. Craik > Kent State University > Ashtabula Campus > 3325 W. 13th St. > Ashtabula, Ohio 44004 > [log in to unmask] > > Location: University of Nevada, Reno. > Date: October 2-4, 1997. > ------------------- > > > ---- To signoff SCREEN-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF SCREEN-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]